brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> thank you, brandi. that brings us to the facebook question of the day -- will higher airline fees force you to change your travel plans. holidays a few weeks away. log on to our facebook page. wnnfans.com. and weigh in, everybody. >> i usually go home in january instead of end of december. >> on a plane in a few hours to new orleans. see what the baggage fees are today. yeah. >> here is your thursday forecast, everybody. chance for showers in the northeast. pittsburgh to cleveland, louisville, wichita, oklahoma city. also, stormy from the texas panhandle to brownsville. showers from the colorado rockies to rapid city. >> 90s in sacramento, phoenix, dallas. mostly 70s in the heartland. 80s in the southeast. yes, sound good. >>> everything is bigger in texas, of course. one thing may be shrinking, the texas twang. >> whew. >> it's okay. relax. researchers from university of texas are on the case. their texas english project find that the twang is very much alive, but it is now more of a matter of choice.